Dec/Jan 2006
Revovation 101: Planning and Surviving the Process, The Best Bag for Your Laptop, Give Great Design: Dwell's Exclusive Gift Guide, Solar Inspiration, Green Acres in Brisbane, Australia, Sign of the Times in Berkeley, California, Off the Grid in Ann Arbor, Michigan, What We Saw in London, Detour in Cologne
Revovation 101: Planning and Surviving the Process, The Best Bag for Your Laptop, Give Great Design: Dwell's Exclusive Gift Guide, Solar Inspiration, Green Acres in Brisbane, Australia, Sign of the Times in Berkeley, California, Off the Grid in Ann Arbor, Michigan, What We Saw in London, Detour in Cologne
Features
Solar Inspiration
Green Acres
Sign of the Times
Objection to Hapless Development? Sustained
Building green is not just an exercise in semantics: Aaron Britt finds eco-conscious terms rife with meaning. Story by Aaron Britt
Solar Inspiration
You don’t have to be an architect to build green, but architects Lawrence Scarpa and Amanda Brooks set an enviable example. Story by Sydney LeBlanc / Photos by Darcy Hemley and Marvin Rand
Green Acres
A hundred miles south of Brisbane, Australia, a couple proves that being put out to pasture is not necessarily a bad thing. Story by Peter Hyatt / Photos by Peter Hyatt
Sign of the Times
Berkeley, California, has long been home to forward-thinking, ecologically minded activists, and with Leger Wanaselja Architecture leading the way, even the buildings are catching up. Story by Sam Grawe / Photos by Randi Berez
Departments
My House
Off the Grid
Dwell Reports
Nice Modernist
Detour
Context
Archive
Conversation
Dwell Labs
Sustainability
Renovation 101
Houses We Love
Editor's Note
It's still a big challenge, observes Allison Arieff, bu a new influx of products, policies, and philosophies make it easier to be green. Story by Allison Arieff
In the Modern World
In design, as in life, there are followers and leaders. We like where these designs, products, and books are taking us.
My House
At David Hertz’s California compound, it’s hard to believe that what feels like a luxury eco-resort in Bali was once two derelict lots. Story by Sydney LeBlanc / Photos by Misha Gravenor
Off the Grid
To build sustainably, this Ann Arbor, Michigan, homeowner brought his work home with him. Story by Andrew Yang / Photos by Chad Holder
Dwell Reports
Unzipped! Make magazine editor Mark Frauenfelder opens up about the perfect laptop bags. Story by Amber Bravo / Photos by Dave Lauridsen
Nice Modernist
In Los Angeles, Materials & Applications puts design theory into open-to-the-public practice. Story by Chris Rubin / Photos by Ture Lillegraven
Detour
Gallerist Martin Kudlek shows us that there’s more to Cologne than its cathedral. Story by Sam Grawe / Photos by Hertha Hurnaus
What We Saw
In London, not only are the designs new—so are the designers
Context
Story by Shonquis Moreno
Archive
There’s more to Edward Durell Stone than 2 Columbus Circle. Dwell takes a look back at the architect’s life and work. Story by David Griffin
Conversation
Professor Pliny Fisk is happy to say that, compared to the ’70s, his sustainable rhetoric is becoming downright mainstream. Story by Sam Martin / Photos by Denise Prince Martin
Dwell Labs
Four ecologically minded fireplaces that won’t set your conscience aflame. Story by Amara Holstein
Dwell Home II
Story by Andrew Wagner
Sustainability
The founders of Portland, Oregon's innovative nonprofit recognize that one building's waste is another's raw material. Story by Matthew Stadler / Photos by John Clark
Renovation 101
The agony and ecstasy of home renovations, featuring case studies, caveats, and true confessions. Story by Peter Moore Smith
Sourcing
Where and how to find all the things you love in Dwell.
Houses We Love
Inspired by dance, this red house in Mexico is as playful and vibrant as the tango. Story by Chloe Veltman / Photos by Jaime Navarro
